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Who will survive? One last table til I die.

I want to buy a final turntable (call it 25 years worth of use until I can't hear or don't care). I want to be able to get parts and have it repaired for the next quarter century. I would also like the sound quality to be near the top or upgradable to near the top for that time period. I don't necessarily require that the manufacturer be solvent that long (the preferable situation), but otherwise the parts would have to be readily available and the design such that competent independent repair shops be able to fix it. I won't spend more than $10,000 and prefer (but don't require) an easy set up that doesn't need constant tweaking. I'm willing to pay for the proper stand and isolation needed over and above the initial cost.

I've got 9,000 LPs, and it doesn't make sense to start over replacing them with CD/SACDs (although I have decent digital equipment) even if I could find and afford replacements. Presently I have a CAT SL-1 III preamp and JL-2 amp, Wilson speakers, Sota Cosmos table, SME IV arm, and Koetsu/Lyra Clavis/AQ7000nsx cartridges.

Thanks in advance for your input. Steve
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jimbo3
304 posts
 
Audio999- Raul is not going to tell you. Ever. He's not going to tell you the name of the analog testing company he claims he has, either. Ever. Nor will he provide the serial number of the Schroder arm he claims he has to Frank Schroder himself so that Herr Schroder can tell him the details that he wanted to know. Ever.

Jim

jphii
485 posts
 
Chris & Tom,

Thanks for the informative (Raul, you understand INFORMATIVE, don't you) posts on feedback & damping. Maybe this will finally put this issue to rest.

Joe
audio999
178 posts
 
Jim,i think you are right. He didn't anwswer my question about his analog rigs a while ago and i bet too this time.

Raul,don't be shy of your great non-eq. gears !
Just let me know so i can sell all my nasty eq. stuffs to buy like yours!!

Runnnnn.....
ecclectique
509 posts
 
Wow! Just tuned into this thread. No offence here honestly. so please excuse me here. Ahhh..... Geez Raul.... are you infecting another forum thread here? Preaching your narrow minded,lame and pathetic argument about distortion artifacts and that silly equilizer theory? Hey Pal,enough of your condenscending,self righteous BS already... give it a rest will ya! This is about the music here man... and not your distorted math... that distortion thing is right...right between the ears on your square head. Hey gang... I seriously doubt he has even heard half the stuff you guys are talking about, he doesn't own a schroeder tonearm, will never post his system,or even answer a simple question if it's directed at him. Get a life man! Sorry gang....but someone here had to do it. PS: Hey Raul....you any relation to Didactically?
jimbo3
304 posts
 
Audio999- Fact is that Raul needs to take considerable time to review all of his posts to create a theoretical system that would be consistent with what he has already written. This could take awhile...
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